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Discord is about to require age verification for everyone
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this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2026
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So, if I am not looking for adult content, and could not care less about getting PMs from people I don't know, I don't need to sub to this privacy nightmare?
Discord is still a privacy nightmare regardless, but at least they won't require your ID by default.
https://piefed.social/c/technology/p/1759163/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-checks-after-data-breach-exposed-70000-ids
Already leaked 70k IDs
That's the way I read it